invasivePoaceae
Pennisetum setaceum
fountain grass
Invasive (non-native)non-native
Introduced and causing ecological or economic harm.
Highly invasive C4 bunchgrass that carries fire across dry Hawaiian ecosystems. A primary driver of the grass-fire cycle on leeward slopes.
Where documented · 7 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · GBIF · GBIF 300 records
Kamoku · LānaʻiGBIF 176
Kaʻā · LānaʻiGBIF 89
Wailuku · MauiGBIF 20
Kalulu · LānaʻiGBIF 10
Keāliaaupuni · LānaʻiGBIF 3
Auwahi · MauiGBIF 1
Waiakoa · MauiGBIF 1